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<td>[[Fiji]]<ref>Membership suspended 2000-2001 and | <td>[[Fiji]]<ref>Membership suspended 2000-2001, partially from 2006 and fully since 2009.</ref></td><td>[[Suva]]</td><td>[[Pacific region|Pacific]]</td> | ||
<td style="text-align:right; width:3.062cm; " class="ce8"><p>848 </p></td><td style="text-align:center">1970;<br>1997<ref>Left in 1987 and later rejoined.</td> | <td style="text-align:right; width:3.062cm; " class="ce8"><p>848 </p></td><td style="text-align:center">1970;<br>1997<ref>Left in 1987 and later rejoined.</ref></td> | ||
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<td>[[Pakistan]]<ref>Membership suspended 1999-2004 and 2007-2008.</ref></td><td>[[Islamabad]]</td><td>[[Asia]]</td> | <td>[[Pakistan]]<ref>Membership suspended 1999-2004 and 2007-2008.</ref></td><td>[[Islamabad]]</td><td>[[Asia]]</td> | ||
<td style="text-align:right; width:3.062cm; " class="ce8"><p>157,935 </p></td><td style="text-align:center">1947;<br>1989<ref>Left in 1972 and later rejoined.</td> | <td style="text-align:right; width:3.062cm; " class="ce8"><p>157,935 </p></td><td style="text-align:center">1947;<br>1989<ref>Left in 1972 and later rejoined.</ref></td> | ||
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==States and territories that have left the Commonwealth== | |||
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<td>[[Hong Kong]]<ref>Former British colonial territory which was handed back to [[People's Republic of China|China]] in 1997.</ref></td><td style="text-align:center">-</td><td>[[Asia]]</td> | |||
<td style="text-align:center">1949</td><td style="text-align:center">1949</td> | |||
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<td>[[The Gambia]]</td><td>[[Banjul]]</td><td>[[Africa]]</td> | |||
<td style="text-align:center">1965</td><td style="text-align:center">2013</td> | |||
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<td>[[Zimbabwe]]<ref>Membership suspended in 2002.</ref></td><td>Harare</td><td>[[Africa]]</td> | |||
<td style="text-align:center">1980</td><td style="text-align:center">2003</td> | |||
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===Non-members=== | |||
Countries that were formerly British-controlled that are not members of the Commonwealth include Bahrein, [[Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]), [[The Gambia]], [[Iraq]], [[Ireland]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Yemen]], and [[Zimbabwe]] | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 12:31, 4 October 2013
States and territories that have left the Commonwealth
| Name | Capital | Region | Joining date | Leaving date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong[13] | - | Asia | 1949 | 1949 |
| The Gambia | Banjul | Africa | 1965 | 2013 |
| Zimbabwe[14] | Harare | Africa | 1980 | 2003 |
Non-members
Countries that were formerly British-controlled that are not members of the Commonwealth include Bahrein, Burma (now Myanmar), The Gambia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Zimbabwe
Footnotes
- ↑ The Commonwealth: 'Member countries'.
- ↑ Former French colonial territory which is also a member of the Commonwealth's francophone counterpart, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
- ↑ Statistics Canada, 2006
- ↑ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which administers part of the island, is recognised only by Turkey.
- ↑ Membership suspended 2000-2001, partially from 2006 and fully since 2009.
- ↑ Left in 1987 and later rejoined.
- ↑ Former Portuguese colonial territory which is also a member of the Commonwealth's lusophone counterpart, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.
- ↑ Membership suspended 1999-2004 and 2007-2008.
- ↑ Left in 1972 and later rejoined.
- ↑ Former Belgian colonial territory which is also a member of the Commonwealth's francophone counterpart, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
- ↑ Left in 1961 and later rejoined.
- ↑ The United Kingdom is composed of four countries joined in union - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- ↑ Former British colonial territory which was handed back to China in 1997.
- ↑ Membership suspended in 2002.